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View synonyms for lip service
lip service
noun
- insincere expression of friendship, admiration, support, etc.; service by words only:
He paid only lip service to the dictator.
lip service
noun
- insincere support or respect expressed but not put into practice
lip service
- Insincere agreement; to “pay lip service” is to consent in one's words while dissenting in one's heart: “The boss's support of affirmative action was merely paying lip service; he never committed himself to it in any substantial way.”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lip service1
First recorded in 1635–45
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Idioms and Phrases
Verbal but insincere expression of agreement or support. It is often put as pay or give lip service , as in They paid lip service to holding an election next year, but they had no intention of doing so . [Mid-1600s]Advertisement
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